St George QLD 4487

Living Here

St George is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 3,130 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,399 a week, with median rent near $210 a week. Most homes are houses. About 56% of households own their home and 39% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Aboriginal. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Balonne statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: St George itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 3 schools

  • St George State High School
  • Saint Patricks School
  • Saint George State School
• 4 cafés & restaurants

  • Farmhouse Cafe
  • DeliCate Gourmet Foods
  • Geigers Bistro
  • PitStop Cafe
• 3 supermarkets

  • 5Star Handimarket
  • Foodworks
  • Cornetts IGA
• 3 parks

  • Lions Park / Apex Park
  • Rowden Park
  • Apex Park
• 1 pharmacy

  • St George Pharmacy
• 1 dentist

  • UQ Dental Clinic
• 1 hospital

  • St George Hospital
• 1 vet

  • St George Veterinary Practice
• 1 library

  • St George Library
• 1 post office

  • St George LPO
• 4 service stations

  • BP St George
  • Halpin Motors
  • Ampol St George
  • BP
• 2 gyms & sports centres

  • St George Pool
  • St George Racecourse
• 1 golf club

  • St George Golf Club
• 1 butcher

  • Maranoa Meats
• 1 hardware store

  • Mitre 10
• 2 hairdressers

  • Amber's Hair Parlour
  • Mental Health Community Support Service
• 2 beauty salons

  • Shea Beauty
  • Go See Rae
• 2 mechanics

  • Halpin Motors
  • Gen3 Panel and Paint
• 6 places to stay

  • Balonne River Motor Inn
  • Kamarooka Tourist Park
  • Riverland Motor Inn
  • Merino Motor Inn
  • St George Hotel Motel
  • Australian Hotel Motel

Getting around. Airport: St George Airport, 1.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 24.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 62.6%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

10,833 bird observations recorded near St George — most often seen:

• Magpie-lark (715)
• Galah (694)
• Crested Pigeon (626)
• Willie Wagtail (558)
• Red-rumped Parrot (547)
• Yellow-throated Miner (544)
• White-plumed Honeyeater (525)
• Australian Wood Duck (428)
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (423)
• Whistling Kite (408)
• Australian Magpie (374)
• Welcome Swallow (361)
• Black Kite (353)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to St George:

• Weengallon (61.2 km)

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